This was a massive year for rap, which means that some of 2024's most compelling releases flew right under our radar. Between the biggest battle of the last 20 years, YSL's stint in the longest ...

Last year, some fans declared that hip-hop is dead. While its "revival" in 2024 was massive, it came with difficult questions. 2024 might just be the most consequential year of the decade so far ...

Here's a look at the trends in the Hot 100's top 10 for last year, as analyzed by Hit Songs Deconstructed. By Gary Trust What were some of the most notable trends on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart ...

Rich Homie Quan has passed from an accidental overdose at the age of 34. According to sources, Rich Homie Quan ingested counterfeit percocets laced with Fentanyl. Rich Homie Quan’s official toxicology ...

In the world of hip-hop, 2024 has been full of drama, viral moments, triumphs and letdowns. The year began with criticisms of the Grammys’ treatment of Black artists and is ending with conversations ...

Record-breaking mainstream hits. A new generation of artists rising to seize their moment. Rappers in and out of courts. A pair of the biggest names in the game transforming their careers by taking ...

When Hip Hop historians look back at 2024, undoubtedly the climactic confrontation between Drake and Kendrick Lamar will be the centerpiece of contextualization. And it makes sense. The Rap Avengers ...

2024 was an insane year for Hip-Hop. The year showed us there are no boundaries to the culture. We found that the old-school artists came out in force and helped shape the narrative that there is no ...

Hip-hop is well-represented in the 2024 Uproxx Critics Poll, in a year defined as much by conflict as anything else. This is the 7th annual version of the poll, in which nearly 300 music critics from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In March, C-list rapper-turned-podcaster Joe Budden declared that "the girl rapper wave is over," predicting that the recent ...

Year-end album lists are a gift and a curse for a Hip-Hop and music journalist because we’re never going to hear all of the hundreds of projects that dropped over the past 365 days. However, Hip-Hop ...

After a two-year hiatus, legendary rapper Skillz has decided to resurrect his iconic “Rap Up,” the annual tradition that recaps the year’s biggest events, moments, and cultural shifts. Fans who had ...